II. Professional Development and Preparation
1. We shall engage in ongoing and systematic reflective inquiry and self-assessment for the purpose of continuous improvement of professional performance and services to young children with disabilities and their families.Being able to self reflect and know what trainings I need to be a better professional is important to me. Staying current with new developments, attending necessary trainings and learning is important to me and can help me grow as a professional. Being stagnant with what I know as of today isn't going to help me but continuing to add to my knowledge base as it relates to my profession can only benefit my professional performance and the services I provide to children and families.
NAEYC Code of Ethics
1-1.9-To advocate for and ensure that all children including those with special needs, have access to the support services needed to be successful.
This is the main reason why I chose this profession, because I want to see children become successful. A lot of times I have seen children who don't have a support system and have seen where even parents aren't involved in their child's education and to be a child's advocate, to be their voice because they don't have a voice of their own yet is important to me.
I-2.2-To develop relationships of mutual trust and create partnerships with the families we serve.
Parents need to trust me in order to seek my help, so I try to get parents to understand what my job is and to build a level of trust with them. Sometimes parents don't understand what's going on and I have found in my personal practices that if their is a foundation that has been set that parent's are more apt to come to you and ask you for their help or when you offer them your help they are more apt to receive it. I have also come to understand that when children see that their parents trust you it's easier to build a trusting relationship with the child. Trust is a biggie in this field and without it I don't feel that I could be successful with in I do.
